Townes vs Townsend

Side-by-side comparison of Townes and Townsend — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Townes

Boy name · Rank #1549

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Name B

Townsend

Boy name · Rank #3984

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Metric Townes Townsend
Current Rank #1549 #3984
Total Births (all years) 1,256 835
Peak Year 2022 2021
Peak Year Births 122 30
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Townes Townsend
1910ss — 51
1920ss — 70
1930ss — 60
1940ss — 49
1950ss — 52
1960ss — 28
1970ss — 12
1980ss — 44
1990ss — 63
2000ss 116 94
2010ss 588 190
2020ss 552 122

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Townes Townsend
2014 51 17
2015 57 18
2016 82 19
2017 50 12
2018 79 20
2019 72 27
2020 82 15
2021 119 30
2022 122 27
2023 116 23
2024 113 27

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2002–2024.

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